Hayes: Sorry for Wallace party label

MSNBC host Chris Hayes issued an apology Wednesday for his show misidentifying Former Alabama Gov. George Wallace’s party while criticizing his actions blocking desegregation during the civil rights movement.

In a Tuesday segment on “All In” marking 50 years since Wallace personally stopped two black students from registering at University of Alabama, Hayes introduced a clip of Wallace making his stand, saying “George Wallace was obviously the villain in this story.” A chyron overlaid on the clip misidentified Wallace as a Republican.

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Wallace was a Democrat, though, as Breitbart pointed out Wednesday morning.

Hayes tweeted an apology Wednesday afternoon in response to reports on the mistake.